Coniston Cold

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}

{{use British English|date=January 2018}}

{{use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|53|59|29|N|2|09|00|W|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Coniston Cold

| static_image = St Peters Coniston Cold.jpg

| static_image_width = 250px

| static_image_caption = St Peter's Church

| population = 203

| population_ref = (2011 census)

| civil_parish = Coniston Cold

| unitary_england = North Yorkshire

| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| constituency_westminster = Skipton and Ripon

| post_town = SKIPTON

| postcode_district = BD23

| postcode_area = BD

| dial_code = 01756

| os_grid_reference = SD 903 550

}}

Coniston Cold is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village lies {{convert|7|mi|0}} north-west of Skipton along the A65.{{cite map|title =Yorkshire Dales - Southern & Western Area |map =OL2 |year =2016 |scale =1:25,000 |series =Explorer |publisher =Ordnance Survey |isbn = 9780319263310 }}

It was historically part of the Staincliffe Wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire.{{Cite web |title=History of Coniston Cold, in Craven and West Riding |url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12193 |access-date=15 April 2025 |website=A Vision of Britain}} From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Craven, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

St Peter's Church, Coniston Cold, was built in 1846.{{NHLE |desc=Parish church of St Peter |num=1316830 |access-date=13 June 2024}}

According to the 2001 UK census, Coniston Cold parish had a population of 186,{{cite web

|url = http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=797594&c=coniston&d=16&e=15&g=475317&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1241205643906&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779

|title = 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Coniston Cold CP (Parish)

|accessdate = 1 April 2009

|work = Neighbourhood Statistics

|publisher = Office for National Statistics

|quote =

}}

increasing to 203 at the 2011 Census.{{NOMIS2011|id=1170216736|title=Coniston Cold Parish |accessdate=25 March 2018

}}